Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was the eternal Word made flesh, supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. He was perfect in nature, teaching, and obedience. He is fully God and fully man. He was always with God and is God. Through him all things came into being and were created. He was before all things and in him all things hold together by the word of his power. He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation, and in him dwells the fullness of the godhead bodily. He is the only Savior for the sins of the world, having shed his blood and died a vicarious death on Calvary’s cross. By his death in our place, he revealed the divine love and upheld divine justice, removing our guilt and reconciling us to God. Having redeemed us from sin, the third day he rose bodily from the grave, victorious over death and the powers of darkness, and for a period of 40 days appeared to more than 500 witnesses, performing many convincing proofs of his resurrection. He ascended into heaven where, at God’s right hand, he intercedes for his people and rules as Lord over all. He is the Head of his body, the Church, and should be adored, loved, served, and obeyed by all.

What is the ‘Gospel’?

Gospel simply means good news. Jesus Christ is the gospel. The good news is revealed in his birth, life, death, resurrection, and return to heaven. Christ’s crucifixion is the heart of the gospel, his resurrection is the power of the gospel, and his return to heaven is the glory of the gospel. Christ’s death is a substitutionary and propitiatory sacrifice to God for our sins. This means that it satisfies the demands of God’s holy justice and satisfies his holy wrath. It also demonstrates his mysterious love and reveals his amazing grace. Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man. There is no other name by which men must be saved. We cannot achieve salvation by our own good works or religion. We can know the forgiveness of our sins only by faith in the death of Jesus.

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